Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Nematoda > Class Chromadorea > Subclass Chromadoria > Order Plectida > Suborder Plectina > Superfamily Leptolaimoidea > Family Leptolaimidae > Subfamily Leptolaiminae > Genus Leptolaimus

Leptolaimus ampullaceus Warwick, 1970

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Leptolaimus*	de Man, 1876	accepted genus name
*Dermatolaimus*	Steiner, 1920	synonym
*Halaphanolaimus*	Southern, 1914	synonym

Literature

original description	Warwick, R. M. (1970). Fourteen new species of free-living marine nematodes from the Exe estuary. Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Zool.). 19 (4): 137-177.
basis of record	De Smet, G.; Vincx, M.; Vanreusel, A.; Vanhove, S.; Vanaverbeke, J.; Steyaert, M. (2001). Nematoda - free living. In: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. 161-174.
additional source	Soetaert, K., M. Vincx, J. Wittoeck, M. Tulkens & D. Van Gansbeke. (1994). Spatial patterns of Westerschelde meiobenthos. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 39:367-388.
additional source	Gheskiere, T. (2000). Structurele diversiteit van nematodengemeenschappen van de Bligh Bank (Zuidelijke Bocht van de Noordzee).
additional source	Heip, C.; Herman, R.; Vincx, M. (1983). Subtidal meiofauna of the North Sea: A review. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea. 51: 116-170.
additional source	Warwick, R. M. (1971). Nematode associations in the Exe estuary. J. mar. biol. Ass. U. K. 51: 439-454.
additional source	Various Authors (2000). Nematode filing cabinet of the Marine Biology Section Ugent - in combination with the NemasLan Ms-Access database (published on CD-Rom, 2000)
ecology source	Soetaert, K.. M. Vinckx, J. Wittoeck & M.Tulkens. (1995). Meiobenthic distribution and nematode community structure in five European estuaries. Hydrobiologia. 311: 185-206.

Genbank

Taxonomy

NeMys

Citation

Nemys eds. (2025). Nemys: World Database of Nematodes. Leptolaimus ampullaceus Warwick, 1970. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121264